Roasted Vegetable Bisque
By
Monica H
@MonisiaH
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Never in my life did I think I could make a "bisque"; it sounded so intimidating! But, after I tried, I realized it is actually pretty easy, and the process and final result gives you a very satisfying, accomplished feeling that you have made something so beautiful :)
Ingredients
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1red bell pepper
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1green bell pepper
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1yellow onion, medium
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1portabella mushroom
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2tomato
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·handful of baby carrots
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1celery stalk
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1zucchini
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1small eggplant
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1beet
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3 clovegarlic
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1 1/2 chalf and half or heavy cream
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5 cvegetable broth
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1 cwater
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2 tspsea salt
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1 tsppepper
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1 tsppaprika
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1/2 tsprosemary
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1/4 tspcinnamon
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1/4 tspcardamom
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1/4 tspcurry
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2handfuls of fresh parsley, chopped
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·pinch of ground saffron (optional)
How to Make Roasted Vegetable Bisque
- Prepare your veggies for roasting:
- Wash all veggies and dry them with paper towel.
- Don't need to chop up the baby carrots.
- Chop / slice the rest in sizes as equal as possible. (i.e. I like to cut the eggplant into disks, and then quarter those disks, and use that shape/size as the general shape that I will cut other veggies as). - Preheat oven to 450*. Put veggies in mixing bowl and add enough olive oil while mixing them, to coat them thoroughly.
- Arrange veggies on pan in single layer. (I usually end up using two pans).
- After 30 minutes, take out pans, flip veggies over / mix around, and put back in oven; roast 25 more minutes.
- Pull pan out; veggies should be soft, maybe falling apart, and some may have darkened skin; this skin is great because it gives that roasted flavor. If your veggies don't have dark marks and are not soft, give them another 7-10 minutes in the oven.
- When done roasting, move veggies from pan to a big pot. Pour in broth and water.
- Smash and peel garlic with knife. Add to pot. Also add the rest of the spices, except for the parsley and the optional saffron.
- Bring to slow boil, then turn off heat, take off burner, and let cool for about 10 minutes.
- Ladle soup into blender; don't do it all at once or it will explode on you. I like to blend about 2-3 ladles at a time.
- Pour from blender into a bowl, and repeat process until all of soup has been blended. Transfer soup from bowl back into the pot.
- Add cream. Turn on heat and simmer the soup for about 7 minutes, stirring every now and then. Taste it and add more salt / pepper, if needed.
- Ladle soup into bowls. Top off each bowl with some chopped parsley and pinch of the saffron (optional!). I love this soup so much I treat it as its own meal and eat it slow to savor it; I don't eat it with a sandwich or salad or anything else. Hope you enjoy :)